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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR RECTOGESIC

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CELLEGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC | STRAKAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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Title: FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR RECTOGESIC
Governing Law: California     Date: 3/31/2006
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs    

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR RECTOGESIC, Parties: cellegy pharmaceuticals inc , strakan international limited
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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR RECTOGESIC®

 

Between

 

STRAKAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

 

And

 

Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

Confidential

 

 

 

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designates portions of this document that have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed separately with the Commission

 

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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED

EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND DISTRIBUTION LICENSE AGREEMENT (this " Agreement ") is made and entered into as of November 9, 2005 (the “ Agreement Date ”), by and between Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 1800 Byberry Road, Building 13, Huntingdon Valley, PA, 19006-3525 USA (" Cellegy "), and Strakan International Limited , a company organized and existing under the laws of Bermuda with a branch office at Buckholm Mill, Galashiels, TD1 2HB, UK (" Licensee” ").

 

BACKGROUND

 

A.      Cellegy owns or possesses certain intellectual property rights with respect to the Licensed Product (as hereinafter defined) and certain rights pertaining to Cellegy’s Marks (as hereinafter defined).

 

B.      The Parties previously entered into an Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement (“ Prior Agreement ”) dated as of July 9, 2004 (the “ Prior Agreement Date ”), pursuant to which Licensee obtained an exclusive license to certain rights to the Licensed Product under such intellectual property rights, and to Cellegy’s Marks within the Territory (as hereinafter defined).

 

C.      The Parties desire to amend the Prior Agreement in various respects, as reflected in this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

Commencing with the Agreement Date, this Agreement shall amend, restate and supersede in its entirety the Prior Agreement. In consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties (as hereinafter defined) mutually agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms, whether used in the singular or the plural, shall have the following meanings:

 

    Affiliates ” shall mean, with respect to any party, any person, which, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with such party. For purposes of this definition, the term control (including with correlative meanings, the terms controlled by and under common control with) means having the power, whether held directly or indirectly and by whatever means (and whether or not enforceable at law or in equity) to:

 

 

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(i)

exercise or control the right to vote attached to 50% or more of the issued shares in the party;

 

 

 

 

(ii)  

dispose of or exercise a right of disposal in respect of 50% or more of the issued voting shares in the party;

 

 

 

 

(iii)

appoint one half or more of the number of directors to the board of the party; or

 

 

 

 

(iv)

determine substantially the conduct of the party’s business activities.

 

Agreement ” means this First Amended and Restated Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement.

 

Approvals ” are registration approvals, registrations or authorizations provided by the Relevant Regulatory Authority in the Territory for the importation, storage, Development, promotion, marketing, distribution or sale of the Licensed Product, but excluding any pricing approvals that may be required by any Relevant Regulatory Authority of a country within the Territory.

 

Cellegy Information ” means the technical and clinical information concerning the Licensed Product that is developed by Cellegy and that is included in the new drug application filed with the Relevant Regulatory Authority in the United Kingdom, and Cellegy’s European common technical document format, and which may include, without limitation, data in support of indications, bioequivalency data and information, clinical data, pharmaco-toxicological data, analytical methods, stability and pharmaceutical data concerning the Licensed Product, and any other of Cellegy’s related supporting documentation or other information or materials of Cellegy in Cellegy’s possession from time to time that Cellegy may in its discretion from time to time develop before the date that all required Approvals are obtained and that may be necessary for, or useful in connection with obtaining and maintaining Approvals for the Licensed Product in the Territory.

 

Cellegy Marks ” means the trademarks, service marks and/or trade names owned by Cellegy or that Cellegy has the right to use in connection with the Licensed Product as set forth on Exhibit C hereto and as further described in Section 13.1, that are used by Licensee, its Affiliates or Sublicensees in connection with the importation, storage, Development, promotion, marketing, distribution and sale of the Licensed Product.

 

Cellegy Patents ” means the patents identified on Exhibit B hereto.

 

Cellegy Supply Agreement  means the supply agreement between Cellegy and Manufacturer governing the supply of the Licensed Product to Cellegy or Cellegy’s nominees or licensees outside the Territory and incorporating the terms and conditions of a relevant Technical Agreement.

 

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Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts ” shall mean with respect to Development and commercialization of the Licensed Product, a Party’s reasonable efforts no less than those efforts used by the Party in its other development, commercialization or marketing projects with other technologies and products having comparable commercial potential.

 

Competing Licensed Products ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

Development ” (including variations such as “Develop” and the like) shall mean all appropriate measures, steps and the like that are necessary to prepare and compile dossiers appropriate for obtaining Approvals for the Licensed Product in the Territory and conducting clinical trials in the Territory (if required). As it relates to Cellegy, “Development” shall mean that Cellegy shall provide Licensee a copy of the dossier concerning the Licensed Product filed by Cellegy with the Relevant Regulatory Authority in the United Kingdom, and such other materials relating thereto or to obtaining other Approvals for the Licensed Product in the Territory as Cellegy may in its discretion from time to time develop before the date that all required Approvals are obtained.

 

Dollars ” or “$” means United States dollars.

 

Prior Agreement Date ” means the date set forth at the beginning of the Prior Agreement.

 

Euros ” or “€” shall mean currency denominated in Euros.

 

Field ” shall mean the use of the Licensed Product for the treatment of the pain associated with chronic anal fissure, for the treatment of one (1) or more of the symptoms associated with or related to hemorrhoids, and for any other additional therapeutic and medicinal uses of the Licensed Product within the Territory.

 

    GMP ” means good manufacturing practices in conformity with the regulations and regulatory interpretations of the Relevant Regulatory Authorities in each country in the Territory, including without limitation EU cGMP such regulations covering good manufacturing practices set forth in the relevant legislation or guidelines and applicable to the Territory, as such regulations may be amended and interpreted by the Relevant Regulatory Authorities from time to time.

 

“Initial Indication” means the treatment of the pain associated with chronic anal fissure.

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” means all rights and interests, vested or arising out of any industrial or intellectual property, whether protected at common law or under statute, which includes (without limitation) the Patent Rights, Cellegy Marks and Know-How and any rights and interests in inventions (both patentable and unpatentable), patents, copyrights, moral rights, designs (whether registered or unregistered), trade marks (whether registered or unregistered), trade secrets, goodwill, samples, materials, data, results and Confidential Information.

 

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Know-How ” means all data, information, methods, procedures, processes and materials, which is or comes to be possessed, acquired, licensed or owned by Cellegy as of the Prior Agreement Date and from time to time thereafter, to the extent that such data, information, methods, procedures, processes and materials specifically relate to the manufacture, development, testing or use of the Licensed Product, including but not limited to, biological, chemical, biochemical, toxicological, pharmacological, metabolic, formulation, clinical, analytical and stability information and data (other than such Know-How which is the subject of a patent or of a provisional or filed patent application), and for which Cellegy has the right to license, disclose or provide to Licensee.

 

Launch Date ” means following Approval the date upon which the Licensed Product is first commercially offered for sale in a country in the Territory, determined on a country by country basis.

 

Licensed Product ” means the pharmaceutical product known as Rectogesic® ointment,   a nitroglycerin ointment in any formulations or presentations for the treatment of pain associated with chronic anal fissure and, if Approvals are obtained, for the treatment of one or more additional indications.

 

Licensee Supply Agreement means the supply agreement between Licensee and Manufacturer governing the supply of the Licensed Product to Licensee by Manufacturer for the Territory and incorporating the terms and conditions of a relevant Technical Agreement.

 

Loss ” means any and all loss, liability, damage, fee, cost, (including without limitation actual reasonable court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees regardless of outcome) expense, suit, claim, demand, judgment and prosecution.

 

“Major European Countries” shall mean France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

 

“Manufacturer” means the existing Third Party manufacturer of the Licensed Product or any other manufacturer that may in the future enter into a Cellegy Supply Agreement or a Licensee Supply Agreement.

 

“Marketing Authorization” means any approval (including any applicable pricing and governmental reimbursement approvals) in Licensee’s name required to Develop, market and sell   the Licensed Product in a particular country in the Territory.

“M.R.P” means the mutual recognition procedure as defined in Article 28 of European Directive 2001/83/EC.

 

Net Sales ” means the gross proceeds from sales of the Licensed Product that is due, or otherwise received by, Licensee, or its Affiliates or its Sublicensees from Third Party customers for such Licensed Product, less:  

 

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(i)

reasonable credited allowances actually granted to such Third Party customers for spoiled, damaged, rejected, recalled, outdated or returned Licensed Product,

 

 

 

 

(ii)  

the amounts of reasonable trade and cash discounts actually allowed, to the extent such trade and cash discounts are specifically allowed on account of the purchase of such Licensed Product,

 

 

 

 

(iii)

sales taxes, excise taxes, use taxes and import/export duties and any other government charges (other than taxes on income) actually due or incurred or paid by Licensee, or its Affiliates or Sublicensees, in connection with the sales of the Licensed Product to any Third Party, and

 

 

 

 

(iv)

reasonable allowances, adjustments, reimbursements, discounts, chargebacks and rebates actually granted to Third Parties, including, but not limited to, rebates given to health care organizations or other Third Parties, and any bona fide payment made in respect of any sales of Licensed Product to any governmental or quasi-governmental body or agency, whether during the actual Sales Period or not.

 

“Party” means Cellegy or Licensee, and Parties shall mean both Cellegy and Licensee.

 

Patent Rights ” means (i) the patents and patent applications listed in Exhibit B hereto and any patents and patent applications existing as of the Prior Agreement Date; (ii) any patent or patent application hereafter which is acquired by Cellegy or under which Cellegy becomes licensed and with the right to sublicense to Licensee, during the term of this Agreement, in each case of (i) and (ii) above relating to the Licensed Product, its manufacture, use or sale, including methods of use and screening or processes that use the Licensed Product; (iii) any divisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part defined in (i) or (ii); (iv) any extension, renewal or reissue or patent identified in any reissue or re-examination of any patent or patent application identified in (i) through (iv), in each case, to the extent that such items relate to the Licensed Product. Such items set forth in sub-items (i) through (iv) will be identified and added by the Parties to Exhibit B from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

 

Relevant Regulatory Authority ”, in relation to a country or region in the Territory, means the governmental authority, regulating the use, importation, storage, Development, promotion, marketing, distribution or sale of therapeutic substances and the grant of Approvals in such country or region.

 

“Retained Information” means any and all books and records prepared and maintained by Cellegy now or in the future in connection with the Licensed Product, including, without limitation, in relation to any and all additional formulations, therapeutic and medicinal uses and further including, without limitation, all regulatory files (including correspondence with regulatory authorities), assays, test methods, batch records, analytical methods including validation protocol and the drug master file and stability studies in relation thereto in each case to the extent that Cellegy is permitted by law and under its agreements to provide such information to Licensee.

 

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Sublicensee ” means any person to whom Licensee sublicenses the rights, or any portion thereof, granted by Cellegy to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.

 

Technical Agreements mean the agreements between Cellegy and Manufacturer for Product supplied outside the Territory, and between Strakan and Manufacturer for Licensed Product supplied within the Territory, defining the roles and responsibilities for the parties in relation to, inter alia, (i) manufacture and supply of the Licensed Product pursuant to GMP; and (ii) regarding regulatory, safety and pharmacovigilence issues, the terms and conditions of which are incorporated into any supply agreement for the Licensed Product.

 

Territory ” means the countries listed on Exhibit A  hereto.

 

Third Party ” means any party other than Cellegy or Licensee, or Licensee’s Affiliates or Sublicensees.

 

ARTICLE 2

GRANT OF LICENSE

 

2.1       Grant . Cellegy grants to Licensee an exclusive fully paid up license, with a right to sublicense as set forth herein, under all of Cellegy’s Intellectual Property Rights to manufacture or have manufactured anywhere in the world, import, store, Develop, have Developed (through agreements with contract research organizations or similar Third Parties, performing work on behalf of and for the benefit of Licensee), promote, market, distribute, offer for sale, and sell the Licensed Product in the Field within the Territory, and to use Cellegy’s Intellectual Property Rights and the Retained Information in connection with the manufacturing, importation, storage, Development, promotion, marketing, distribution and sale of Licensed Product in the Field within the Territory and obtaining any Approvals hereunder. Licensee’s rights to the Licensed Product and the Intellectual Property Rights are limited to those expressly granted, and all others are reserved to Cellegy.

 

2.2       Right to sub-license . Licensee may freely sub-license any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part. Any such sublicense shall not relieve Licensee of any of its obligations hereunder, and Licensee shall remain responsible and liable for compliance by any such Third Party, Affiliate or Sublicensee with this Agreement, all relevant laws, regulations and requirements relating to the manufacturing, importation, distribution, marketing, promotion and sale of the Licensed Product in the Territory, and any acts or omissions by any such Third Party, Affiliate or Sublicensee that would constitute a breach of this Agreement if such sublicense had not been entered into and the actions or omissions were those of Licensee rather than the Third Party, Affiliate or Sublicensee. Any sublicense agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with those of this Agreement.

 

2.3       Acceptance of Appointment; Sales Outside Territo ry.

 

(a)      Licensee hereby accepts appointment as Cellegy's exclusive licensee of Licensed Product in the Territory, as provided in Section 2.1 above.

 

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(b)      Licensee shall not, and Licensee shall use all Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts to ensure that its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, agents or representatives (collectively, " Agents ") shall not, without the prior written consent of Cellegy, directly or indirectly promote, sell, distribute or otherwise make available (for remuneration or gratuitously) Licensed Product outside the Territory or sell, distribute or otherwise make available (for remuneration or gratuitously) Licensed Product to persons outside the Territory for the purpose of resale or distribution (whether for remuneration or gratuitously) outside the Territory. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee agrees to use all Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts to ensure compliance with the preceding sentence, including without limitation placing appropriate notices on the labels of Licensed Products; provided, however, that Licensee shall not be obligated to include any notices in a particular country in the Territory that would conflict with any relevant requirements of the Relevant Regulatory Authority for such country, and Licensee’s failure or refusal to include any such notices in such circumstances shall not constitute a breach of any provision of this Agreement.

 

2.4       Competing Products . Until June 30, 2007, or, if earlier, the maximum period of time permitted by applicable European Union regulations, Licensee shall not, and shall use all Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts to ensure that its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents or representatives (collectively, " Agents ") shall not, directly or indirectly, promote, sell or distribute products within the Major European Countries that are directly competitive in the treatment of anal fissures (the “ Competing Licensed Products ”). If applicable law or applicable European Union regulations provide that the foregoing covenant is unenforceable or require that the duration of the foregoing covenant be shorter than the term of this Agreement, then such provision shall be deemed automatically conformed in order to comply with applicable law or regulations.

 

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1       Representations and Warranties of Cellegy.  Cellegy hereby represents and warrants to Licensee that:

 

(a)      Cellegy is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Cellegy. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Cellegy and constitutes the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Cellegy, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity.

 

(b)      Except as disclosed by Cellegy to Licensee in a writing prior to the Agreement Date specifically referencing this Section 3.1(b), Cellegy is not subject to, or bound by, any provision of: (i) its certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) any mortgage, deed of trust, lease, note, shareholders’ agreement, bond, indenture, license, permit, trust, custodianship, or other instrument, agreement or restriction, or (iii) any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, governmental body, administrative agency or arbitrator, that would prevent, or be violated by, or under which there would be a default as a result of, nor is the consent of any person required for, the execution, delivery and performance by Cellegy of this Agreement and the obligations contained herein, including without limitation, the grant to Licensee of the license described in Section 2.1 hereof.

 

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(c)      Subject to the final sentence of this Section 3.1(c): (i) Cellegy is the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in the Patent Rights in the applicable countries in the Territory; (ii) the patent applications included in the Patent Rights have been duly filed and contain no material errors; and (iii) Cellegy shall maintain all Patent Rights for the full duration of this Agreement or such earlier time, if any, as Licensee forecloses on the Patent Rights pursuant to Article 9. Attached hereto as Exhibit B  is a complete and accurate list of all patents and patent applications included in the Patent Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as Cellegy has disclosed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Opposition of the European Patent Office rendered a verbal decision revoking Cellegy’s European patent relating to the Licensed Product; and although Cellegy has appealed this decision, Cellegy makes no representation or warranty regarding the outcome of the opposition and appeal process, the Cellegy Patent Rights may be held to be invalid or revoked, and any representation or warranty of Cellegy made herein regarding Cellegy Patent Rights is qualified in its entirety by the foregoing matters.

 

(d)      Cellegy is the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in the Cellegy Marks in the Territory. Cellegy shall maintain at its sole expense where applicable all Cellegy Marks for the full duration of this Agreement or such earlier time, if any, as Licensee forecloses on the Cellegy Marks pursuant to Article 9. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a complete and accurate list of all trade marks and trade mark applications included in the Cellegy Marks.

 

(e)      To the best of Cellegy’s knowledge, neither the development, use or sale of the Licensed Product or the practice of any of the inventions included in the Patent Rights or the use of the Cellegy Marks or the use of the Know-How by Licensee as contemplated by this Agreement infringes upon any Third Party’s know-how, patent, trade mark or other intellectual property rights in the Territory.

 

(f)      To the best of Cellegy’s knowledge, there is no Third Party using or infringing any or all of the Patent Rights or the Cellegy Marks in derogation of the rights granted to Licensee in this Agreement.

 

(g)      Cellegy represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge, it has furnished or will furnish (in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) to Licensee all of the Know-How which Cellegy owns or possesses.

 

(h)      CELLEGY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREUNDER, AND CELLEGY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR THE FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF THE LICENSED PRODUCT OR THE KNOW-HOW. EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ELSEWHERE HEREIN, CELLEGY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE LICENSED PRODUCT IS OR WILL BE SHOWN TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE FOR ANY INDICATION. THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT REDUCE THE SCOPE OF ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF CELLEGY EXPRESSLY MADE TO LICENSEE HEREIN.

 

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(i)      Cellegy will use all Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts to ensure that Cellegy will provide reasonable notice to Licensee of any significant changes to the Cellegy Information supplied to Licensee or the materials or processes described in that information in relation to any Licensed Product.

 

3.2       Representations and Warranties of Licensee . Licensee hereby represents and warrants to Cellegy as follows:

 

(a)      Licensee is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda, having a branch office in the UK with the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Licensee. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Licensee and constitutes the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Licensee, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity.

 

(b)      Licensee’s Affiliates shall not conduct themselves in such a way that Licensee will be in breach of any term or condition of this Agreement.

 

(c)      To the best of Licensee’s knowledge, Licensee currently is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and has received, or will receive where relevant, all applicable pharmaceutical product certifications and registrations from appropriate governmental entities that are necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Licensee agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the export, sale and distribution of the Licensed Product in the Territory.

 

ARTICLE 4

APPROVAL AND MARKETING PLANS

 

4.1       Approval Plan; Marketing Plan . The overall timetable to obtain Approvals for the Licensed Product in the Major European Countries has been set forth in a written plan by Licensee which Cellegy has approved (the “Approval Plan” ). In addition, Licensee has prepared and Cellegy has approved a marketing plan in connection with the promotion, marketing and distribution of the Licensed Product in the Major European Countries (the “Marketing Plan” ).

 

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ARTICLE 5

REGULATORY MATTERS; APPROVALS

 

5.1       Regulatory Matters; Approvals .

 

(a)      Licensee shall use Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts, subject to this Agreement, to obtain at its sole expense all Approvals that are necessary for the sale of the Licensed Product within the Territory for the Initial Indication only, including without limitation any additional clinical trials, studies or data in addition to the Cellegy Information that may be required in order to obtain or maintain Approvals for the Licensed Product in each country in the Territory for the Initial Indication, and comply with any and all applicable statutory, administrative or regulatory requirements of the Territory or any governmental or political subdivisions thereof (collectively, " Laws ") in relation to the manufacture, importation, storage, Development, promotion, marketing, distribution or sale of the Licensed Product in the Territory under this Agreement, including, without limitation, Licensed Product documentation such as Licensed Product tracking, samples, Licensed Product complaints, adverse event reporting requirements, post-marketing surveillance activities, and documentation of recalls, which documentation shall be maintained by the Licensee for the period required by the Relevant Regulatory Authorities in the Territory notwithstanding termination or expiration of this Agreement, any Licensed Product registrations with any government agency or health authority, or any registration, approvals, or filing of this Agreement. Licensee shall inform Cellegy on at least a semi-annual basis (and more frequently if Cellegy so reasonably requests) about the progress of such registration work, and will promptly provide Cellegy with a copy of all presentations and documents submitted by Licensee to any Relevant Regulatory Authority with respect to the Licensed Product. Cellegy shall, upon Licensee’s written request, provide reasonable assistance to Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost, regarding obtaining such Approvals in the Territory, including allowing Licensee reasonable access to relevant experts in relation to the Cellegy Information for the purpose of obtaining Approvals.

 

(b)      With respect to indications other than the Initial Indication, Licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of such clinical trials or studies as Licensee may in its discretion undertake.

 

 

(c)       Utilizing the United Kingdom Marketing Authorization for the Licensed Product Licensee will make filings that are required to seek and obtain Approvals for the Licensed Product in each other Major European Country through the M.R.P provided that the dossier used in the United Kingdom is acceptable for use in an MRP application. If the Relevant Regulatory Authority in a country other than the United Kingdom determines that such dossier is not complete or acceptable for the initiation of an M.R.P. application in such country, then the parties shall meet and attempt to agree on an appropriate course of action. If Licensee desires to not seek Approvals in one or more Major European Countries because Licensee concludes in good faith that for regulatory or marketing reasons it would not be in the parties’ best interests to pursue Approvals in such countries, it shall notify Cellegy and if Cellegy disagrees, the parties shall meet in good faith to attempt to agree whether Approvals will be sought in such country or countries. If alteration by Cellegy of the Cellegy Information after the date of this Agreement requires additional time to submit or revise regulatory filings relating to Approvals, then the time periods set forth above for making filings and obtaining Approvals shall be extended by the additional period of time required to submit or revise such filings. Licensee shall have no liability nor shall it be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement in the event that Approvals are not obtained in any or all other Major European Countries or in any other country in the Territory.

 

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(d)      With the exception of the assignment of the Approval that Cellegy has obtained in the United Kingdom and such other materials as Cellegy in its discretion may provide to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement, Licensee shall pay all costs in connection with the filing, prosecution, meetings, communications, and review by Relevant Regulatory Authorities of Approval applications and Approvals relating to the Licensed Product in the Territory and complying with applicable laws and regulations.

 

5.2       Cooperation Regarding Material Events . Each Party will immediately notify the other Party of any material events relating to the Development of the Licensed Product in the Territory, including, without limitation, any material comments or concerns raised by any Relevant Regulatory Authority. To the extent either Party receives written or material oral communication from any Relevant Regulatory Authority relating to the Licensed Product in the Territory, the party receiving such communication shall notify the other parties and provide a copy of any written communication as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

5.3       Copies of Documents . Each Party agrees to provide to the other Party a copy of (i) any documents or reports relating to the Licensed Product that are filed with any Relevant Regulatory Authority in the Territory under this Agreement, including any Approval applications; and (ii) all data, database information and safety reports from clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of Licensee. In particular, Licensee acknowledges that Cellegy has provided to Licensee a copy of the dossier concerning the Licensed Product filed in the United Kingdom. All such documents and reports shall be centralized and held at Licensee or by a Third Party selected by Licensee and agreed to by Cellegy, provided however, that Cellegy shall be entitled to obtain and keep copies of any such documents and records but only for the uses specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

5.4       Meetings With Regulatory Authorities . Licensee shall be responsible for conducting all meetings and discussions and routine telephone communications with any Relevant Regulatory Authority, related to clinical studies, Approval applications and Approvals for the Licensed Product in the Territory. Licensee will keep Cellegy apprised of all material communications with such Relevant Regulatory Authorities.

 

5.5       Clinical Trials . Licensee shall at its own cost be responsible for the conduct of all studies and clinical trials that may be necessary or appropriate to obtain all required Approvals (with the exception of the Approval for the United Kingdom that has been obtained) and any post-Approval Clinical Trials and for the grant of all necessary approvals and maintaining in effect all appropriate policies of insurance for clinical trials for the use of the Licensed Product in the Territory. Licensee agrees to provide such data and materials regarding any such studies or trials as Cellegy may reasonably request, and Cellegy may use such materials for its own business purposes in connection with obtaining or maintaining Approvals for the Licensed Product in other jurisdictions outside the Territory. Licensee may enter into one or more manufacturing and supply agreement(s) (or similar arrangements) with Third Party contract manufacturer(s) for such clinical supplies.

 

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5.6       Cellegy Obligations . Promptly following entering into this Agreement Cellegy shall, to the extent it has not already done so pursuant to the Prior Agreement:

 

(a)      provide Licensee with a complete copy of the Cellegy Information as well as copies of clinical data, analysis and reports of Cellegy or its other licensees of the Licensed Product in other countries (to the extent in Cellegy’s possession and that Cellegy is permitted to provide such information under the terms of its agreements with such licensees, with Cellegy agreeing to use commercially reasonable efforts after the date of this Agreement to include provisions in agreements with other licensees of the Licensed Product to permit the sharing of such data, analysis and reports from licensees);

 

(b)      provide Licensee with any information in its possession that is reasonably likely to jeopardize or otherwise have a material adverse impact on the application, or any grant, maintenance, variation or renewal of the Approvals;

 

(c)         use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Licensee to enter into Licensee Supply Agreement and Technical Agreement with the Manufacturer; and

 

(d)      notify Licensee and promptly provide all relevant assistance and supporting documentation to Licensee and Manufacturer, where relevant, should Cellegy make any alteration to the Licensed Product, or the manufacture, or packing of the Licensed Product that requires notification to a Relevant Regulatory Authority.

 

5.7       Approvals .

 

(a)      All Approvals by any Relevant Regulatory Authority which are necessary to sell the Licensed Product within the Territory shall be issued to, owned by and held in the name of Licensee.

 

(b)      Licensee shall promptly provide to Cellegy, upon Cellegy's request, such evidence that Cellegy shall reasonably require, confirming that all Approvals necessary to import, store, Develop, promote, market, distribute and sell the Licensed Product in the Territory have been obtained.

 

(c)      Cellegy hereby acknowledges that, except as may otherwise be required by law, Licensee has no obligation to verify the Cellegy Information.

 

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ARTICLE 6

POST- APPROVAL RESPONSIBILITIES

 

6.1       Responsibility . Each Party acknowledges that Licensee or the Affiliate or Sublicensee named by Licensee as the holder of the Approvals bears the ultimate responsibility vis-à-vis the Relevant Regulatory Authorities for complying with the regulatory requirements applicable to the manufacture, importation, storage, Development, promotion, marketing, distribution and sale of the Licensed Product in the Territory.

 

6.2       Collaboration . The Parties shall collaborate with each other and each Party agrees to provide the other Party with any reasonable assistance it may require to ensure compliance with the Approvals.

 

6.3       Insurance . To the extent commercially available, both Parties shall maintain in full force and effect for the term of this Agreement and for five (5) years thereafter product liability insurance and property damage insurance on its operations naming the other Party as an additional insured, with terms reasonably satisfactory to the other Party. The amount and extent of coverage of the insurance required hereunder, if any, shall be not less than a single limit liability of not less than U.S. $5 million in one claim and in the aggregate, and each Party shall furnish to the other Party copies of policies of insurance or certificates evidencing the existence and amounts of such insurance within thirty (30) days of the other Party’s request for such copies. Each Party shall provide the other Party with written notice of any cancellation of any insurance hereunder at least thirty (30) days prior to such cancellation.

 

ARTICLE 7

INFORMATION; DATA; PHARMACOVIGILENCE

 

7.1       Clinical Data . (a) All clinical data and reports related to clinical trials for the Licensed Product in the Territory shall be owned by the Party funding such clinical trial(s). Other than to a Sublicensee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Licensee shall not sell, disclose to or share with any Third Party, or grant any Third Party right to use, any clinical data arising owned by Licensee as a result of the preceding sentence. Each Party shall have access to, and copies of, all such data and reports related to clinical trials for the Licensed Product in the Territory, and each Party may use such data without any additional payments to the other Party. Each Party shall treat such data and reports as Confidential Information of the other Party, and neither Party shall disclose or use such data or reports for any purpose other than performing its obligations under this Agreement or as otherwise expressly authorized in writing by the other party except to the extent that data or reports are required by the voluntary or compulsory prior registration of a clinical trial, and except for such disclosures as a Party reasonably believes is required by securities or regulatory laws or regulations. If a Party itself obtains data from a clinical trial hereunder, it shall promptly transfer all of the clean, final data for such trial to Licensee or to Cellegy, as the case may be. The parties shall coordinate the transfers of any such data.

 

7.2       Safety Data Base . The Parties will, as soon as practical, organize a serious adverse event data base (the “ SAE Data Base ”). Cellegy and Licensee shall jointly own the SAE Data Base and all data contained therein, and the data from the SAE Data Base shall be made available to both Parties. Licensee shall be responsible for, and bear the costs of, data for the SAE Data Base related to the Territory. Cellegy shall be responsible for, and bear the costs of, data for the SAE Data Base related to territories outside the Territory. The provisions governing the management of such SAE Data Base shall be agreed separately by the Parties.

 

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7.3       Adverse Events . The Parties recognize that as the holder of the Approvals, Licensee will be required to submit information and file reports to various governmental agencies on compounds under clinical investigation, compounds proposed for marketing, or marketed drugs. The process and responsibilities for such reports will be governed by the Adverse Event Reporting Addendum separately agreed to by the Parties.

 

7.4       Product Complaints . Each Party will maintain a record of all non-medical and medical Licensed Product-related complaints and will notify the other Party of any complaint in a sufficient time to allow the other Party to comply with any regulatory requirements it may have with respect to such complaint. The details and responsibilities governing the management of such Licensed Product-related complaints shall be agreed separately by the Parties.

 

7.5       Further Development . For the avoidance of doubt, Licensee shall be free and clear to conduct further development (including conducting clinical trials), formulation work for any and all additional therapeutic and medicinal uses of the Licensed Product within the Territory and to sub-license its rights obtained hereunder within the Territory without the need for consent or any further payment or compensation due to Cellegy whatsoever. Licensee shall provide information relating to such development, work and uses as provided above.

 

7.6       Access and Use of Retained Information, Future Information and Personnel. At any time on or after the Agreement Date at no cost to Licensee: (i) Cellegy shall cooperate with Licensee in making Retained Information available; (ii) Cellegy shall use reasonable efforts to make available to Licensee for a minimum period of [*] certain Cellegy personnel identified separately in writing, to assist, inter alia, Licensee in relation to the MRP; and (iii) Cellegy shall furnish copies of such Retained Information for review by Licensee, to the extent practicable, at the reasonable request of Licensee. At any time on or after the Agreement Date at no cost to Cellegy, Licensee shall cooperate with Cellegy in making any information developed by or on behalf of Licensee or its licensees relating to any further development (including conducting clinical trials and any related technical or clinical data, analysis and reports), formulation work and clinical trials for any and all additional therapeutic and medicinal uses of the Licensed Product within the Territory.

 

ARTICLE 8

MILESTONE PAYMENTS

 

8.1       Milestone Payments . After the Agreement Date, Licensee shall pay Cellegy milestone payments in the particular amounts specified below (with all payments to be made in U.S. Dollars):  Licensee shall pay to Cellegy three (3) milestone payments, each milestone being

 

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the amount of [*] for each Approval obtained in the first of [*] up to a maximum total amount payable of [*] . Such payments shall be due no later than [*] after achievemen


 
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